Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40234

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c, 6.16, 0

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